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Newest first · UTC+11:00Ukraine and Moldova to enter first phase of EU membership negotiations
Election of new Hungarian government in April has paved way for EU member states to agree to open talks
· Jennifer Rankin
Haitian Defense Ministry chief abducted amid gang violence – media
James Boyard, the chief of staff of the Haitian Defense Ministry, has been kidnapped along with his family amid escalating gang violence, media reports claimed on Saturday.
· RT
UK seizes Russian shadow fleet vessel in Channel
British armed forces early Sunday intercepted a Russian shadow fleet tanker, marking the latest effort by European countries to choke off a key source of Moscow’s oil revenues.
· Victor Jack
Bill Maher urges Maine voters to elect Graham Platner despite the candidate’s ‘scary’ issues
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· Fox News
Fifa to pay Somali referee Artan full World Cup fee
Omar Artan has been a Fifa referee since 2018
· Bbcsport
Smaller than Isle of Man & huge Dutch influence: Curacao making history
Curacao won all four games in their first qualifying group - and remained unbeaten in the second
· Bbcsport
Trump’s Iran deal is ‘lose, lose, lose’ – US congressman
US President Donald Trump’s looming Iran peace deal looks like a “surrender document” and fails to deliver anything America did not have before the war, Democratic congressman Seth Moulton has said.
· RT
The US sporting triumph that is overshadowing the World Cup
New Yorkers have waited 53 years to see their team win the NBA championship
· Bbcsport
Jubilation as Scotland fans celebrate win
Jubilant Scotland fans are celebrating a first World Cup victory in 36 years.
· Ken Banks
US launches global crackdown on ‘birth tourism’
The US State Department has announced a global crackdown on what it describes as illegal “birth tourism” schemes.
· RT
Armed men kidnap high-ranking security official in Haiti
Armed men in Haiti have kidnapped the defence minister's chief of staff, the highest-ranking official to be kidnapped in the violence-wracked Caribbean country in recent years.
· André Rhoden-Paul
Israel's next gov't should be comprised of Zionist parties from across political aisle, Gantz says
Israel must work to form a coalition of Zionist parties from the Right and the Left after the upcoming election, Blue and White chairman and former defense minister Benny Gantz told 103FM in a Sunday interview.
· 103FM
Hanson overtakes Albanese as preferred PM, Coalition crashes to record low
Pauline Hanson has rocketed past Anthony Albanese as Australians’ first choice to be prime minister, while One Nation has edged out Labor and now leads both major parties on primary vote.
· James Massola
US’s Anthropic order exposes EU’s AI dependency
BRUSSELS — The U.S. order to suspend foreigners' access to Anthropic's latest models is a stark reminder for Europe that it's heavily reliant on American AI models — and that the window to change that is closing.
· Pieter Haeck
Refugee who quit Bayern to create Aussie World Cup dream
Irankunda honours Cahill after scoring Australia opener
· Bbcsport
Switzerland votes on right-wing bid to cap country’s population
Switzerland is holding a vote championed by the main right-wing party to cap the country’s population at 10 million, a move that could jeopardise its relations with the European Union.
· Al Jazeera
Hungary sets condition for Ukraine’s EU accession bid
Ukraine must respect the rights of its ethnic Hungarian minority if it wants to join the EU, Hungary’s new prime minister, Peter Magyar, has said.
· RT
Socceroos stun Turkey with famous World Cup win
Vancouver: The Socceroos have made a dream start to their World Cup campaign with goals from Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe, and some bold selection calls from coach Tony Popovic, delivering Australia a famous 2-0 win over Turkey.
· Nick Ralston
Knicks end 53-year wait for NBA Championship
The New York Knicks were NBA champions in 1970 and 1973
· Bbcsport
UK armed forces intercept Russian shadow fleet in Channel, PM says
British armed forces have intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel the early hours of Sunday morning, Sir Keir Starmer has said.
· BBC News
‘A performance the world will notice’: Socceroos player ratings after World Cup win over Turkey
After an impressive 2-0 win to start their World Cup campaign, it was difficult to find fault with any of the Socceroos players.
· Roy Ward
Woman fearful of 'predators' before her death, family say
The family of a "loving" woman found dead in her flat have welcomed the news that police are to review the investigation into her death following almost two years of campaigning.
· Angela Ferguson
Shirts, stuffed lions & Lego - the stolen England items worth $18,000
England start their World Cup campaign on Wednesday
· Bbcsport
Socceroos stun Turkey as Australian youngsters shine in opening World Cup win
The Socceroos’ future has arrived early, after Australia’s next generation delivered one of their best World Cup victories, upsetting highly-fancied Turkey 2-0 in Vancouver to start their 2026 campaign in style.
· Jack Snape
Love for country remains: Valdez stands tall despite Alas’ 8th-place finish in AVC Cup
CANDON, Ilocos Sur — Alyssa Valdez held her head high despite Alas Pilipinas closing its 2026 Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Women’s Cup campaign with an eighth-place finish.
· Nicole Anne D.G. Bugauisan
‘The elephant in the room’: Trump’s Iran war looms over G7
U.S. President Donald Trump’s potential trade war dominated last year’s G7 as the world’s wealthiest nations gathered in Canada hoping to avert a devastating tariff deadline.
· Myah Ward, Daniel Desrochers
What does 1-0 win mean for Scotland's chances of qualification?
Scotland fans are no strangers to pondering permutations. But the stakes are much, much higher at a World Cup finals.
· Bbcsport
NYT: Iran’s leadership became more risk-tolerant after conflict
A report published by The New York Times argues that the military campaign waged by the United States and Israel against Iran failed to achieve its stated strategic objectives and instead produced a more resilient and hardline Iranian state.
· Middleeasteye
Why the US economy keeps defying the odds
In Dresden, in east Germany late last year, the final car rolled off the assembly line at Volkswagen's "Transparent Factory", built to showcase the pinnacle of European industrial power. Thousands of miles away in Spartanburg, South Carolina, a different German giant, BMW, is running its biggest plant in the world.
· Michelle Fleury
Why Haiti v Scotland was antidote to the ills of world football
McGinn fires Scotland to first World Cup win for 36 years
· Bbcsport
(LEAD) Investigators likely to question election watchdog officials soon over local election ballot shortage
(ATTN: ADDS details of protest from para 8, photo)
· Chae Yun-hwan
Video: Protesters rally outside Israeli embassy in London over Palestinian prisoners
Hundreds of activists gathered outside the Israeli embassy in London on Saturday as part of the international Red Ribbons Campaign, calling for the release of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons and protesting Israel’s war in Gaza.
· Middleeasteye
Alas Pilipinas settles for 8th place in AVC Women’s Cup
CANDON CITY, Ilocos Sur — Alas Pilipinas closed its 2026 Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Women’s Cup campaign on a sour note, bowing to Iran in straight sets, 25-21, 25-12, 25-21, on Sunday morning at the Candon City Arena.
· Nicole Anne D.G. Bugauisan
McGinn fires Scotland to first World Cup win for 36 years
John McGinn's goal was enough as Scotland beat Haiti 1-0 at the Boston Stadium to record their first win at a World Cup for 36 years.
Investigators likely to question election watchdog officials soon over local election ballot shortage
SEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- A joint team of police investigators and prosecutors will soon question election watchdog officials over shortages of ballot papers during the June 3 local elections, legal sources said Sunday.
· Chae Yun-hwan
Russland vor dem Kollaps. Mit Moritz Schularick
Gordon Repinski und das POLITICO-Team nehmen Euch mit durch die Hauptstadt - kurz, präzise, hintergründig. Montags bis freitags ab 5 Uhr.
· Rixa Fürsen
New York Knicks win NBA championship for first time in over 50 years
The New York Knicks have won the National Basketball Association championship for the first time in over 50 years.
· Sareen Habeshian
McGinn 'beaming with pride' - and hopes kids around Scotland are too
Scotland's John McGinn says his "scuffed" goal which downed Haiti in their World Cup opener left him "beaming with pride" - and he hopes kids around the country wake up feeling exactly the same way.
· Bbcsport
Trump’s Iran deal achieves none of Israel’s war goals – opposition leader
The peace agreement being finalized between the US and Iran is bad for Israel, Yair Lapid, the leader of the Israeli opposition and a former prime minister, said on Saturday.
· RT
Andy Burnham: the man who wants to be PM
POLITICO’s weekly political series lifting the curtain on how Westminster really works.
· Sascha O'Sullivan
Unhinged California raisin heir arrested after antisemitic terror campaign against rabbi neighbor
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· David Thompson, Ross O'Keefe
Voters Reject Anti-Islam Candidate in Mayoral Race in Dallas Suburb
Mark Hill, a conservative lawyer who served on the local school board, won a divisive mayoral runoff on Saturday in Frisco, Texas, that turned into a referendum on the city’s diversity and a testing ground for the power of anti-Muslim messaging.
· J David Goodman
Has Vinicius Jr brilliance just papered over the Brazilian cracks?
Spectacular Vinicius Jr goal earns Brazil draw against Morocco
· Bbcsport
Use of AI for Iran school bombing doesn’t violate Anthropic’s ‘red lines’ – CEO
The use of AI in the US strike on a girls’ elementary school in Iran that killed nearly 160 people, mostly children, did not violate Anthropic’s ‘red lines,’ CEO Dario Amodei has said.
· RT
McGinn gives Scotland the lead against Haiti
John McGinn puts Scotland 1-0 up against Haiti in their Group C opener at the Boston Stadium.
'Just listen to this!' - Scotland are back at the World Cup after 28 years
Scotland's players and fans sing Flower of Scotland at a World Cup for the first time in 28 years before their match against Haiti at the Boston Stadium.
Nigerian author accuses hospital of stalling review into her son's death
Prominent Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has accused a hospital in Lagos of obstructing an inquest into the circumstances surrounding her baby son's death.
· BBC News
New Yorkers celebrate a thrilling possibility: The Knicks could soon be champions
New York City is pulsing with more energy than usual as the Knicks prepare to face the Spurs in crucial game five of the NBA Finals tonight.
· Grace Eliza Goodwin
Spectacular Vinicius Jr goal earns Brazil draw against Morocco
Vinicius Jr scores a spectacular solo goal to earn a draw for five-time winners Brazil against Morocco at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.